Hilltopper 1957

Student (jouem/n

Me mb e r s a r e f r om l e f t t o r i g h t : Lea Lacy, Lowe r Division Re p . ; Ed B r own , Up p e r Division Re p . ; P a n c h o Ma r t y , P r e s i d e n t ; G e o r g e Thorsell, Up p e r Division Re p . ; Rev. Fr. S p a i n , Mo d e r a t o r ; Barry V i n y a r d , S e c r e t a r y ; TomF a h e r t y , T r e a s u r e r .

Pe r h aps t he mos t i mpo r t an t activity in t he life of a co l l ege s t ud en t , is t he r o l e he p l ays in s t ud en t gove r nm en t . He r e a t t h e Co l l eg e f o r Men t he necessity of a go od s t ud en t go ve r n men t wa s r ea l i zed f r om t he beg i nn i ng . Wi t h this in mi nd , t he admi ni s t r a t i o n commi s s i oned Ed Brown t o d r a f t a constitution a n d with t he acc ep t anc e of this doc ume n t b y t h e s t u den t s , t he As soc i a t e d S t ud en t Body w a s f o r me d . As s t a t edin t he c on ­ stitution, t hey we r e t o be r ep r e s en t ed by a S t u ­ de n t Council, wh os e f unc t i on it wa s t o ma i n ­ t a i n t he mo r a l cha r ac t e r of s t ud en t activities,

an d t o r ep r e s e n t t he s choo l officially w hen eve r t h e need a r o s e . To fulfill t h e s e du t i e s , they w e r e en do we d with t he nece s s a r y pow e r s , bu t we r e directly ans we r ab l e t o t he As soc i a t ed S t ude n t Body . The admi n i s t r a t i on sho w en ou gh f a i t h in t h e s t ud en t s t o a l l o w t hem t o gove r n t hems e l ve s , an d t he s t uden t s sho we d t hem s e l ve s wo r t h y of this trust by gove r n i ng t hems e l ve s we l l . Let us hope an d p r a y t ha t wh a t w e hav e s t a r t e d sha l l l ong endu r e .

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